Dress-suit-case cover.



m4796386. PVATENTEID AUG. 1, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED APB.. 21, 1905.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

SHEARMAN BOTTEESE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Application filed April 21,1905. Serial No. 256,794.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHEARMAN BoTTEEsE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have made certainnew and useful Improvements in Dress-Suit-Case Covers, of which thefollow. ling is a specification. y

This invention is an improvement in covers for satchels of the kindcommonly knownv as f dress-suit cases; and the invention consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described.

and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View, and Fig. 2 is a topplan view, of a dress-suit case provided with my improvements, parts -ofthe cover being broken away in both figures to show the clasps forsecuring" `the cut-out portion of the cover to lit around the handle ofthe suitcase, and Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section of the cover onabout line 6 6 of Fig. 2. v

By my invention I seek to provide a protectingvcover for dress-suitcases which can be secured snugly upon the case, does not interfere withthe opening or closing of the case, and will afford means forcarryingmagazines, newspapers, or thelike on one side` and a pair -of rubbers orthe like on the other side, as will more fully appear hereinafter.

be made of khaki color and may-preferably be provided withVcorner-.pieces a, of brass o other suitable protecting material.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the suit-case is shown as having one side B larger thanthe other side C, so that the joint D between the ,two sides of the casecomes nearer to one edge of the case than the other, and the cover Eisformed with the opposite pocket-sections F and G, whichV are united atthe lower edge at H, and these pocket-sections F and G conform to thecasesections B and C of the suit-case. The pocketsection Fis of suchsize that it ordinarily will be kept in place on the section B of thecase when tted thereon and held to the handle portions, as presentlydescribed; but the sec- .tion G is smaller than the pocket-section F,

and in order to secure the ends of the said pocket-section at the upperedge of the suit-i case I ypro vide hook-like clips I on the pocket-.section G at the upper edge of the mouth thereof arranged and adaptedto hook over,

as best shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, and which operate to 'securely holdthepocket-section Gr to the section .of the suit-case which it covers atthe upper cornersof the latter. In some instances, especially when theside sections of the suit-case are of the same size, as shown, forinstance, in Fig. 3 of the drawings, it may be desirable to providehook-like clasps t' on both pocket-sections of the cover to engage overthe respective sections of the suit-case.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, I provide the top portion of the cover-pocketwhich overlies the lock J with van opening K, through vwhich the lockiseXposed, the side strap IC of said opening K being arranged to becrossed by the bolt-carrier J of the lock in order to secure the centralportion of the cover snugly in place without interfering in any way with4ready access to the lock.

ranged to fit around the handles M at the connection of the latter withthe suit-case, such Lopenings being provided at oneside with thevclosing-straps L, arranged for detachable con- Openings L are arnectionat L2 with the cover-section, so the cover maybe neatly and securelyapplied around -thehandle These openings L may be angular, as shown'inFigs. 1. 2, and 5, or they may curve, as illustrated at Lf in Fig. 3,and where handles M are provided on both sections of the suit-case bothsections or pockets of the cover may be provided with the openings forthe handles, as shown .in Fig. 3. v The cover may be made of canvas orother l cotton stul or material and will preferably One section of thecover is provided at N with an opening for the strap carrying the buckleN', while the other section or pocket of the 'cover is provided at Owith an opening for ythe passage of the strap O to engage with theSaidbuckle N', as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. This permitsthe passage of the strap ordinarily employed for securing the suit-caseand the arrangement of said straps .outside of the pocket-sections ofthe cover so and which are adapted to receive rubbers, slippers, orother articles.

Having thus described niy invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure loy Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with a dress-suit case, and the handle, straps andlock devices thereof, of the cover composed of the oppositelyconnectedpocket-sections adapted to lit over the sections of the suit-case, oneot' said pockets being provided at its free edge adjacent to its uppercorners, with hook-like clasps to engage with the key-section itincloses, and said sections being provided with openings for thefastening-straps of the suit-case, one of the sections of the coverhaving an opening to expose the lock of the case and being also providedWith openings to fit around the ends ofthe handle, said openings beingprovided at one side With closure-straps adapted to be detachablysecured in position to close the sides of said openings, thecover-sections being provided on their outer sides with pockets arrangedand adapted for use, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A dress-suit-case cover, having pockets adapted to t over thecase-sections they respectively cover, and one oi' said pockets beingprovided adjacent to its upper free corners With hook-like clasps toengage with the edge of the case-section it incloses, substantially asset forth.

3. A suit-case cover having connected poel;- ets for inclosing theirrespective sections oi a suit-case, one of said sections being providedadjacent to its upper free corners with clasps to engage with itsrespective case-section, and the other pocket-section of the cover beingprovided with openings to lit around the ends of the handle and withstraps for securing the said pocket-section in position around the saidhandles, substantially as sct forth.

4. A suit-case cover having the opposite pocket-sections to fit overtheir respective suit-case sections and provided adjacent to the uppercorners of one of said pocket-sections with clasps extending along thetop and ends of the case-section it includ es and hooked to engagetherewith, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

A suit-case cover, having pockets to fit over their respectivecase-sections, and having one of said pockets provided with opcnings toiit around the ends of the case-handle and with straps for closing saidopenings and provided With means whereby they maybe detachably securedto hold the pocket in place around such handle ends, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

SHEARMAN BOT' `EESE- Witnesses:

SoLoN C. KnMoN, PERRY B. TURPIN.

